Definition of CLAUSTROPHOBIA

claustrophobia

Meanings

Plural: claustrophobias

Noun

  • a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  • The fear of closed, tight places.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from Latin claudō (“I shut, close; I imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.

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